Fishing reel



l 'May 31, 1927.

J. BRlsLIN FISHING REEL Patented May- 31, 1927.

UNITED STATES' 1,630,779 PATENT .OFFICE JOHN BRI'SLIN, 0F BROOKLYN, YORK.

FISHING REEL.

Application med February s, 192e. serial No. 86,772.

The invention relates to multiplying reels and more particularly to reels of the levelwinding type, and the object of the'invention is to provide means whereby the spool A further object is to provide a yieldingr brake acting positively upon the spoolshaft, the tension of4 which is easily controlled and having means for the instantaneous release of the brake pressure.

The invention consists in certain novel features and details of ,construction by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafter described and claimed.

vThe accompanying drawings form a part 4of this speciiication and show an approved form of the invention.

Figure l is a side elevation of the improved reel, with a portion of the line lay'- ing mechanism shown in vertical section.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the reel.

Figure 3 is an elevation showingan extension of one' of the side plates of the reel,

and the crank or operating lever thereonv for.

throwin `the level-winding mechanism into or out o mesh.

Figure 4 is, a corresponding view of the inner face of such extension and the mechanism carried thereby.

Figure 5l is an elevation' of the inner face of the main side late of the reel, and the mechanism carried) thereon, with the spoolshaft shown in .vertical'transverse section.

Figure 6 is al vertical section through certain portionsv of the parts shown in the preceding gure,' partly in elevation, the plane of section being indicated approximately by the line in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sectional plan showing a portion of the line-laying or level-winding mechanism. V i

Similar4 reference. numerals indicate "the same parts in all the figures.

The side plate is markedlO, the opposite plate 11, the spool 12, and the. cross-pillars 13. The spool isv rotated to wind .the line by a crank v14 on a windin y sleeve `loosely mounted on a stud 15 fixe upon a lever' 16, and carries a gearwheel -17 adapted to mesh with apinion 18 on the spool-shaft 19, see 'Figures 5 and 6. The lever 16 is 'I mounted to swing on a'screw 20and thus move the gearwheel 17 into or lout of mesh with the pinion 18. This movement is effected by partially rotating a disk 21 mounted in the plate 10, having an eccentrically located pin 22 engaged in a 'slot 23 in the free endo the lever 16. The ldisk 21 is ixed on a short shaft 24 extending through the plate' 10 and is oscillated-by an arm 25 on the exterior of the plate.

The housing 26 for the Stud 15 and its sleeve, not shown, is hollowed suiiciently to permit this swinging movement of the lever 16.V Thisv mechanism permits the spool 12I to be freed from or engaged with the sleeve and its crank 14.

On the spool-shaft is a tapered ortion 27 between the -pinon 18 and the ajacent spool-flange, shown in' dotted lines in Figure 6, on which is loosely mounted a circumferentially grooved-collar, 28 receiving in its v groove a finger or extension 29 of. a wire spring 30 wound upon a drum31 adapted to be partially rotated by an arm 32fon the exterior of the main .plate 10, by which the pressureof the finger is positively applied, and the tension o' the spring 30 may be varied and the pressure of the finger 29 upon the loose collar 2'8 correspondingly varied, whereby the frictional engagement of the loose collar with they tapered portion 27 of the spool-shaft 15 is increase or diminished.

The drum 31 carries a ratchet wheel 33,

see Figures 5 and 6, the teeth of which are engaged by a detent. 34 on the arm 35 of4 a V-shaped lever arranged to swing on a screw 36 secured tothe plate 10. Attached to the end of the lever-arm 35 is a spring 36 tending to hold the detent inA engagement with the ratchet and thus .hold the drum 31 against v vrotation in the direction to unwind the' spring and lessen the tension of the brake.

The-other arm 37 of the lever lies in thel ath of a radially movable stud 38 extendlng through the rim of the plate -10 and terminating in .a knob 39.

Pressure on` the knob 39 swings the lever in opposition to the force of the contractile l s ringl 36 which movement withdraws the etent 34 and frees the drum 31, thus relieving` the pressure of the finger 29 upon the grooved loose collar 28. a

lsee Figure 4, of such The shaft of the level-winding mechanism has the usual double thread engaged by the usual nut 41 arranged to traverse back and forth thereon, and is rotatably mounted at one end in a fixed bearing in a plate 42 secured to and which may be a part of the main side-plate 10. The other end of the screw-shaft 40 revolves in a bearing in a le'ver 43 mounted to swing on a screw 44 set in the housing or plate 45 attached to the opposite side-plate 11.

The screw-shaft carries a large pinion 46 adapted to mesh with a large gearwheel 47 on the spool-shaft. The pinion 46 may be swung into or out of mesh with the gearwheel 47 by swinging the lever 43 in one direction or the other; this movement of the lever is effected by the partial rotation or oscillation of a short shaft or stud 48 mounted in the housing 45,y havin on its outer end an exterior crank 49 an on its inner end a radial arm 50 engaged in an.

opening 51 of peculiar form inthe lever 43, shape as to allow the arm 50 to be swun circle,with the en upon the side walls of the opening such movement and thereby swinging the of the arm 5() acting lever and locking it in position at thev end of such swing in either direction.

0n the nut 411is. mounted a pair of upwardly extending curved uide wires 52'and 53 arranged parallel wit each other, `terminating in a tongue 54 received in a long recess 55'i`n a cross member 56 joining the plate 10 to the plate 11 and serving to guide the end ofthe tongue in its traverses.

The lower ortion of the tongue v54' is hollowed as at 5 in Fi re 7 to receive a slide 58 having twin openings inclosing the guide wires 52 and 53 and slidable on the latter.

Springs 59 on the' wires within the tongue exert their force in the" direction to hold the slide downwardly against a stop 60 on the wire 53.- The shd'e 58 has. a projection 61 by which it maybe moved upwardly upon the guide vwiles-inppposition to the springs. The wire 52 is cut to form a short opening or ga 62 normally coveredrby the slide 58 'but `w 'ch'can be exposed by'thrusting the slide upwardly. When thus moved the .fishing line lying in the space between the guide wires may-be remov from the level-winding mechanism orl re-engaged therewith-'assaid shaft, a pinion on saidscreW-shaft ada light cast the s ool may be entirely-freed b rstmoving t e nut 41to' desired.

- lIn making the extreme rig t, in Figure 2,l then throwing the crank 49 in the direction to move the large pinion 46. outof mesh withA the large gearwheel'47', thus causingv-the levelwinding' mechanism to *remain idle, next' moving the slide 58 to uncover the gap 62 and passing the line through the gap, then throughabout a half vtively xed bearin 'wheel 17 out of mesh with the pinion 18 and so that the line may be rewound, with the brake a plied if desired.

The eatures ofl releasing the line from the level-winding mechanism and holding the latter idle permits the reel to be used in .the ordinary manner. when required, and

.the means for easily and delicately adjustlng the brake tension and for its instantaneous release offer advantages readily understood and appreciated by the rod-and-reel I angler. v

I claim 1. In a reel having a level-Winding mechanism, a screw-shaft and a nut thereon, guide wires on said nut adapted to receive the line' between them, one of said wires -havin a gap, and aslideon said wires arrange toj cover suchgap 2. In a reel havln a level-winding mechanism, a screw-sha t and a nut -thereon,`

guide wires on said nut adapted-to receive the line between them, one ofr said wires having a gap, a sprlng actuated slide ar.-

4ranged to cover such gap, and a. stop for coverlng movement of said limiting the slide.

3; In a reel having side-plates and a levelwindin mechanism, a screw-shaft,'a relaon one of said plates for one end of -sai shaft, a swinging lever mounted on the other of said plates and loo forming-a bearing for the opposite end of said' shaft, a pinion on said screw-shaft adjacent said lever and arran ed to mesh with a gearwheel on ,the spool-s aft of the reel, and means for swinglng said lever.

4. I n a reel having lside-plates and a levelwinding mechanism, a'screw-shaft, a relatively ixed bearing on one of said platesfor one end of said shaft, a swinging lever forming a bearing for the opposite end of jacent'said lever and arranged to mesh with V- mounted on 'the other of said plates and an.' o ening' in said lever, and means rein'such o ning and operable from the exterior vof t e reel for swinging said i lever.

In testimony that I claim the'- invention above setforth, I aix my signature hereto.

JOHN BRIsLIN. 

